Xi urges “safeguarding regional peace” at SCO summit with Russian participation

President Chinese, Xi Jinpingurged this Tuesday the leaders of Russia, Iran and other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (OCS) to “safeguard regional peace”and oppose the sanctions against which the Russian president attacks Vladimir Putin.

The OCSan international association based in Beijingit was founded by China, Russia and four republics of the center of Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and uzbekistan).

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Since 2017 it also has India and Pakistan among its members and Iran joined the alliance on Tuesday. belarusa Moscow ally that has observer status, could become a new member at the next summit.

At the telematics summit hosted by India, Xi “called for efforts to safeguard regional peace and ensure common security”, noted the official Xinhua news agency.

He also urged member countries to “maintain the right direction and improve their solidarity and mutual trust”, added this medium.

China and Russia have strengthened their economic cooperation and diplomatic contacts in recent years.

The alliance grew even closer since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The Asian giant presents itself as a neutral actor in the conflict in Ukraine, but Western countries criticize that it has not condemned the invasion of Moscow.

Rejection of sanctions

In his speech, Xi said that his country “will continue in the right direction of economic globalization, to oppose protectionism, unilateral sanctions and the extension of national security concepts”.

The Chinese president also warned against a “new cold war”, according to a state media that had access to his speech.

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“We must be very vigilant against external forces fomenting a new cold war and creating confrontations in the region, and resolutely oppose any country interfering in internal affairshe declared.

The Russian President, Vladimir Putinalso addressed the summit by video, the first in which he has participated since the aborted rebellion by the Wagner paramilitary group.

In his speech, he thanked the alliance for its support and attacked the sanctions received from Western countries.

“Russia confidently resists and will continue to resist external pressure, sanctions and provocations”, said the Russian leader.

The failed armed rebellion of the wagner group took place on June 23 and 24.

The riot ended after 24 hours with an agreement that the leader of the group, Yevgeny Prigozhinleave the country and go to Belarus.

Iran joins the alliance

The Islamic Republic of Iranwhich became the ninth member of the alliance on Tuesday, has also intensified its diplomatic relations in recent months, with a view to reducing its isolation.

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The incorporation of Tehran raised concerns among some Western critics, concerned that “the union of Russia, China, Pakistan and Iran”.

“There is a group of countries whose orientation is intrinsically anti-Western“, he claimed Harsh V Pantteacher of King’s College London.

But Pant qualified that the OCS was not that type of organization. “If this kind of axis forms, it will be independently of the SCO, because Central Asians and countries like India do not see the SCO as inherently anti-Western.”, he declared to AFP.

Source: Elcomercio

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